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To: dawn53

Roberts said that the problem with using foreign law is that you can look at cases from anywhere to get the result that you favor.(paraphrasing, in a nutshell).


1,375 posted on 09/13/2005 11:41:30 AM PDT by conservativebabe (September 11, 2001 - NEVER FORGET)
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To: conservativebabe
Roberts said that the problem with using foreign law is that you can look at cases from anywhere to get the result that you favor.(paraphrasing, in a nutshell).

There is also the small matter of Justices swearing an Oath to uphold the Constitution, not foreign law.

1,393 posted on 09/13/2005 11:47:50 AM PDT by You Dirty Rats (Roberts = CHIEF; 'Rats = GRIEF)
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